SuGoiSuす語彙す姥
姥: old woman
old woman; hag
9 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here
Readings
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Kunうば
山姥 can be read やまうば or やまんば; both are listed in dictionaries.
Key words
姥うばold woman
山姥やまうばmountain hag
姥捨て山うばすてやまmountain where the old were abandoned (legend)
姥桜うばざくらwoman still beautiful past her prime
Example sentences
山の奥には山姥が住んでいるという昔話がある。
There is a folktale that a mountain hag lives deep in the mountains.
姥捨て山は、年老いた親を山に捨てたという伝説だ。
Obasute Mountain is a legend about leaving aged parents in the mountains.
谷間の小屋で、姥が一人で糸を紡いでいた。
In a hut in the valley, an old woman was spinning thread alone.